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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains some details about tonight’s episode of Jeopardy!
“I’ll take ‘Jeopardy! winnings’ for $2 million, Alex.” The answer is: James Holzhauer. The thirtysomething professional gambler from Las Vegas topped that lofty figure during today’s episode of the long-running syndicated quiz show…

Week 4 of James Holzhauer's streak on Jeopardy! (4/22/19-4/28/19) drove the quiz show to a second consecutive weekly win over all syndicated programming, including perennial champ Judge Judy. Jeopardy! averaged a 7.5 household rating and 12 million total viewers, up +12% in households and +27% in total viewers from…

A Jeopardy! contestant just beat the house in record fashion.
James Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, won Tuesday’s episode with a total of $110,914. That was more than enough to set a new record for single-day cash winnings, the syndicated series said in a press release.
The…